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BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett - the man who helped coin the term "world music" - has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett - the man who helped coin the term "world music" - has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

The Lancashire-born broadcaster passed away in a London hospital on Wednesday 17 March 2010.

Gillett is credited with discovering Dire Straits in 1976 after playing Sultans of Swing from their demo tape on his Radio London show Honky Tonk.

He also wrote an acclaimed history of rock 'n' roll, The Sound of the City, in the 1970s.

World Service director Peter Horrocks said Gillett was an inspiration whose spirit of adventure and passion for the rich diversity of global music opened the ears of the world.

"His broadcasts brought together music and radio fans from far flung corners of the globe," he said.

"His postbag was one of the biggest, most affectionate and diverse in Bush House, which confirmed his special place in listener's lives. He was a very special broadcaster and he will be sorely missed."

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Music from around the world:Radio Kijada,  Imam Baildi, B Maal, B Villares, Mamer,Ertas

Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world.

Brazil makes a couple of appearances in this week’s programme: first in the person of Betto Villares, better known for his film & TV scores, who ventures into a new territory with a self-titled debut album. It’s an eclectic mix: “I’m enchanted with the complexity - the local scenes, the pop scene, both traditional and trashy music from Brazil,” Betto says. Charlie also plays a track from the forthcoming Television album by Baaba Maal, produced by New York’s Brazilian Girls. Travelling in the opposite direction from London, Charlie is intrigued by a debut album of the singer Mamer who hails from the Xinjiang region of China and by archive recordings of Muharrem Ertas, the Turkish baglama master. Plus there is another chance to sample Radio Kijada and Imam Baildi.

Tracks played in this week's programme:

Country:	Switzerland/Peru
Title:	Agua E'Nieve
Artist:	Radio Kijada
CD Title:	Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos, Part 1
Label:	Wrasse
Cat. Number:	WRASS 223

Country:	Greece
Title:	De Thelo Pia Na Xanarthis
Artist:	Imam Baildi
CD Title:	Imam Baildi
Label:	Capitol
Cat. Number:	5099923680425
	
Country:	Senegal
Title:	A Song for Women 
Artist:	Baaba Maal 
CD Title:	Television 
Label:	Palm Pictures 
Cat. Number:	PALM CD 2140
	
Country:	Brazil
Title:	África lá
Artist:	Beto Villares 
CD Title:	Beto Villares 
Label:	Six Degrees
Cat. Number:	657 036 1152 2
	
Country:	China
Title:	Eagle
Artist:	Mamer 
CD Title:	Eagle
Label:	Real World
Cat. Number:	CDRW165

Country:	Turkey
Title:	Kakti Göç Eyledi Avsar Elleri
Artist:	Muharrem Ertas
CD Title:	Kalkti Göç Eyledi
Label:	Kalan 
Cat. Number:	CD 112

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